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APPLICATION FILED MAY I3, I92! 1,401,9 9, Patented Jan. 3,1922,

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WINDOW. APPL'IQATION E ILED" MAYI3. I921.

Patented Jan. 3, 1922.

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ARTHUR H. nnnnenn, or wensau, Wisconsin. l

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Application filed May 13,

To all whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, ARTHUR H. Knnnonn, a citizen of the United States,residing at WVausau, in the county of Marathon and State of Wisconsin,have invented a new and useful lVindow, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to storm windows, and more particularly to astorm window to be secured adjacent to the exposed side of locomotivewindows for protecting the same from rain and snow, or the like, toinsure a clear and unobstructed line of vision through the window.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich may be readily and easily applied, and one in which the elementsthereof are removable to permit air to enter the window to which thedevice is applied.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window wherein the rainor snow contacting with the window will strike the window at an angle,causing the same to glance therefrom.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring, to the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevational view of anengine cab, showing a storm window constructed in accordance with thepresent invention, as applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the storm window.

Figure 3 is a sectional view through the same.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 44 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a sectional detail view showing the side members of thedevice and the grooves for supporting the movable elements thereof.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the device includes a main frame 5,which in Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 3,1922.

1921. Serial No. 469,176.

operation is positioned directly in front of the window to which thedevice is to be applied, and as shown, the frame is constructed tosupport the window glass 6.

The'side members of the device are indicated at 7 each of them havingconnection with the frame 5 in any suitable manner, the side membersbeing inclined'outwardly as clearly illustrated by Figure 2 of thedrawings so that the person looking through the window, will have a widerange of vision. Formed along the inner surfaces of the side members 7are flanges 8 which are arranged in pairs and disposed in spacedrelation to provide grooves for the protecting glass 9 which isremovably supported therein, the flanges being constructed however tolie in spaced relation with the outer edges of the side members tosupport the protecting glass 9 in spaced relation with the edges of theside members 5.

Flanges 10 are also arranged in pairs and formed at the upper edges ofeach of the side members to provide grooves for the metal cover 11 whichmay be readily and easily slid within the grooves when the same is to bepositione In order that the side members may be held in spaced relationwith each other,a connecting member 12 is provided adjacent to the upperedges of the side members and connects the side members, the member 12being shown as bolted to the side members, as by means of the bolts 13.i

The side members are provided with inwardly extending flanges 1a, whichflanges are apertured to receive the bolts 15 that secure the sidemembers 7 to the window frame. It might be further stated that the sidemembers of the frame 5 are provided with grooves indicated at 16, whichgrooves receive the lower edge of the glass 9 to prevent movement of theglass 9 at this point, and to insure against the glass breaking.

Formed along the outer edge of the metal cover 11 is a downwardlyextending flange 17, which flange overlies the outer edge of the glass9, to hold the same within its supporting grooves. From the foregoing itwill be seen that due to the angle at which the glass 9 is supported,snow or ice strikingthe glass 9 will contact therewith at an angle tocause the same to be directed downwardl away from the glass 9, with theresult t at the line of vision, through the window is clear."

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as neyviszl. Astorm window comprisinga window frame, side members extending outwardlyframe, side members, said side members-'being secured to the windowframe, each of sa d; side members having flanges, said flanges beingspaced apart to, provide 20 grooves, the flanges being spaced from thelower edges of thesidemembers, a cover remov'ablysecured to the sidemembers, a transparent member disposed within the grooves, and aflangecarried by the cover 2 and adapted to embrace one edge of thetransparent member.

V In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.-

' ARTHUR H. KRUEGER. Witnesses:

' MAYME J. M RTAUGH,

FRED GRUMP.

